Nicholas Gill reports for The Guardian: Bolivian national park serving up sustainable ingredients for fine dining Chefs among travelers proving there is demand for produce from Madidi – and helping communities understand commercial potential of their flora and fauna. Deep in Bolivia’s Madidi national park, Kamilla Seidler – the head chef of the Gustu restaurant…
Month: August 2016
Seven things to know about Urkupiña
Pablo Cambara reports for El Deber: Seven things to know about Urkupiña This festival attracts thousands of devotees who come to Quillacollo in Cochabamba, to worship, or ask favors to thank the Virgin every August 15. On Monday August 15th, is the celebration of the Virgin of Urkupiña and on the occasion of this feast,…
Rains help control fires in Santa Cruz but still burning pockets persist
hoybolivia.com reports: Rains help control fires in Santa Cruz but still burning pockets persist The departmental director of Environment, Cinthia Asin, reported Tuesday [08/09/2016] that the rains help control fires affecting Santa Cruz, although there are still persisting some burning points in the Chaco and part of the valleys. “We have been aided by rains although…
Fires sweep across Bolivia, August 2016
Reuters reports: Fires sweep across Bolivia Bolivian authorities struggle to contain the worst outbreak of forest fires in a decade, as high winds and drought lead to fires that threaten several national parks. Ashraf Fahim reports. Fires sweep across Bolivia, driven by drought and high winds. They’re the worst in ten years and local volunteers…
Corruption in Bolivia through the cartoon lens
These cartoons displayed on Bolivian newspapers on 08/05/2016 expose Nemesia Achacollo, who has finally been brought to justice! Corruption under the coca grower caudillo, has sprouted to levels none seen before. This populist ochlocracy who has labelled itself [the indigenous] as the moral reserve of humanity could no longer cover its misfits! From El Dia:…
Surrounded by stars: Mesmerizing Milky Way mirrored in Bolivia’s salt flats (PHOTOS)
From Russian photographer Daniel Kordan in RT.com: Surrounded by stars: Mesmerizing Milky Way mirrored in Bolivia’s salt flats (PHOTOS) Russian photographer Daniel Kordan experienced “space on Earth” while capturing these stunningly ethereal images of the Milky Way surrounding him on the world’s largest salt flats in South America. The site of a dried up prehistoric lake,…
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